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Åland Islands


 English, French and German names
Åland Islands
Aalandian (Pl Aalandians)
Åland Islands

Aalandian (Pl Aalandians)

Åland Inseln Aalandschwede, Aalandschwedin (Pl Aalandschweden, Aalandschwedinnen)

 Minority and/or official name(s)
Åland
Area name (Nation)
Swedish
Ahvenanmaa
Area name (Nation)
Finnish

 Oval
ÅL

 "Dominant" State(s) and "date of annexation"
Finland
 
 Ethnic group, classification, conflicts and religion
Indo-European Germanic (N)
Minority without claims
No conflict
Protestant Christians

 Language(s), abbreviation(s) and number of speakers
Finnish
?
Finland
Balto-Finnic
Swedish
24 000
Finland
Germanic (N)

 Population, area, capital(s)
27 510 (2005)
13 517
Maarianhamina Finnish Finland
Mariehamn Swedish Finland

 Map

 Historical and/or cultural regions Swedish
Brändö
Eckerö
Finström
Föglö
Geta
Hammarland
Jomala
Kökar
Kumlinge
Lemland
Lumparland
Mariehamn
Saltvik
Sottunga
Sund
Vårdö

 Motto, anthem
Ø 

Song of the Ålander Swedish
The land of thousand islands and skerries,
Born from deep beneath the waves
Åland, our Åland, our home it is
Thee we long to meet
Ancient graves beneath the birches
Tells of our thousand year history
We will never forget the land of our Fathers
No matter where we will go
No matter where we will go
Lovely is our Åland when bays and straits
Become blue in the bright days of spring
It's delightful to wander in forest and grove
In the flowered fields of our shores.
Midsummer pole to evening red sky
Is raised by willing hands
Farthest out in the skerry fisher village
Beacons are lit by the young
Beacons are lit by the young
Lovely is our Åland when the froth of waves
is whirling against the mighty precipice
When the church folks steer beneath the stars
Over the icy depths of the sea
Even when storm roars, in the cottages' peace
The song of the spinning wheel is sung
The memory of loving childhood is
Happily praised by the sons
Happily praised by the sons
Never have Alandian women and men
Let the honour of their tribe down
Warfare threatened us, but victoriously yet
We carry the heritage of freedom
Loudly shall it sound, our Swedish language
Spoken with an urging voice
Enlighten our path like a sea mark of flames
Show us where we belong
Show us where we belong

Ålänningens sång Swedish
Landet med tusende öar och skär,
danat ur havsvågors sköte.
Åland, vårt Åland, vår hembygd det är.
Dig går vår längtan till möte!
Forngravars kummel i hängbjörkars skygd
tälja din tusenårs saga.
Aldrig förgäta vi fädernas bygd,
vart vi i fjärrled än draga
vart vi i fjärrled än draga

Skönt är vårt Åland när fjärdar och sund
blåna i vårljusa dagar,
ljuvt är att vandra i skog och i lund,
i strändernas blommande hagar.
Midsommarstången mot aftonröd sky
reses av villiga händer,
ytterst i utskärens fiskareby
ungdomen vårdkasar tänder
ungdomen vårdkasar tänder

Skönt är vårt Åland när vågsvallet yr
högt mot de mäktiga stupen
när under stjärnhimlen kyrkfolket styr
över de islagda djupen.
Ryter än stormen, i stugornas ro
spinnrocken sjunger sin visa
minnet av barndomens hägnande bo
sönerna lyckligast prisa
sönerna lyckligast prisa.

Aldrig har åländska kvinnor och män
svikit sin stam och dess ära;
ofärd oss hotat, men segervisst än
frihetens arvsrätt vi bära.
Högt skall det klinga, vårt svenska språk,
tala med manande stämma,
lysa vår väg som en flammande båk,
visa var vi äro hemma
visa var vi äro hemma

 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (article 1) 


Political parties
Ålands Framstegsgrupp
Åland Progress Group
No data Finland
Ålands Framtid
Future of Åland
Non-specific Finland
Ålands Socialdemokraterna
Åland Social Democrats
Left-wing: labour, social democrats Finland
Åländsk Center Centern
Åland Centre
Centrists, liberals Finland
Frisinnad Samverkan FS
Freeminded Co-operation
Right-wing: Conservatives, christian-democrats Finland
Liberalerna på Åland LIB
Liberals for Åland
Centrists, liberals Finland
Obunden Samling på Åland
Non-aligned Rally på Åland
Right-wing: Conservatives, christian-democrats Finland
Ungdomsliberalerna på Åland
Liberal Youngs of Aland
No data Finland
 

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